747 UTILIZATION OF GENETIC SERVICES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN AN URGAN CLINIC POPULATION

Knowledge, practice and utilization of dental services among pregnant women in the north of Jordan.

AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate women's oral hygiene knowledge, practice, and use of dental services during pregnancy in the north of Jordan. MATERIALS AND METHODS Voluntary sample of 154 pregnant women of 18 to 40 years old were invited to participate in the study. They were asked to read a self-designated questionnaire and a cover letter which explained the purpose of the study. T...

Awareness and utilization of community clinic services among women in rural areas in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND In recent years, Bangladesh government has accomplished the ambitious project of establishing hospitals 18,000 Community Health Clinics in sub-districts across the country. Operating under the affiliation of the government hospitals, these community health clinics aim to provide free healthcare services and to increase health-awareness among the extreme poor communities in the rural ...

Utilization of Health Services for Gynaecological Morbidity among Married Women

Genetic studies on an Alzheimer clinic population.

All patients attending the Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders have detailed family histories taken by a geneticist. To date, genetic histories are available for 446 consecutive, unrelated individuals. Of these, 151 (33.9%) are diagnosed as having "probable" (N = 141) or "autopsy-confirmed" (N = 10) Alzheimer disease according to recognized criteria. This data base represents a r...

Concurrent medical conditions among pregnant women - ignore at their peril: report from an antenatal anesthesia clinic

BACKGROUND Care of pregnant women with concurrent medical conditions can be optimized by multidisciplinary antenatal management. In the current study we describe women with concurrent medical conditions who attended our antenatal anesthesia clinic over a 14-year period, 2002-2015 and, based on the findings, we suggest new policies, strategies and practices to improve antenatal care. METHODS I...